Device parts and method of sealing the same



l June 25 1929- J. D. sAR'rAKoFF 1,718,708

DEVICE PARTS AND METHOD OF SEALIGTHE SAIE md July 15. 1927V .l z sheets-sheet `14 19 jgyj J5 I /9 ig o ll `V lI] |i U o l m1 mi@ @u l o o y y j f' @l mummnnlunm June 25,1929 l J. D. sRTAKcl-F .y 1.718.708

DEVICE PARTS AND METHOD 0F. SEALIIIGv THE SAIS` rma my 13, 1921 2 sham-snm 2 Patented .lune 25, 1929.

muren STATESl MARYLAND.

BEK/'ICE PARTS AND METHOD GF SEALING THE SAME.

Application filed July 13,

The inventionipertains to a method for 'tastenini materials together, and inore particle larly to nieans 'for toi-ming' and positively sealing;- togethcr casingl parts ot an instrument in a manner to prove it l'luid leakage and it also pertains to the spe itc parts to be united.

In assembling' devices such as containers or 'Fluid control or registering` meters, it h'as heretotore been necessary to 'fasten the dil'lercnt parts togeth er by a great number ot mechanical devices, such as screws or bolts with the danger in use ot the device that such parts may Werl; loose or Warp causing a loss of the fluid or material troni the device with the attendant loss to and ot the device. Or, it has been the practice in sealing parts, especially surfaces thereot7 to lirst apply cement to one part and then placing,` and holdingv another part in uX- taposition to said part for a comparatively lona` period el time. 1ilith all this trouble, these methods have been very unsat' actory due to the tact that a positive sealing is ditlicuit to obtain.

lt is ther-etere an object ot this invention to provide a method ol" sealing parts et a device wherein :tow fasten ing `ineans need to be used.

Aincughcr object is to provide ainethod of Sealinj),- parts ol a device utilizing' capillary attraction 'to insure a sealing; action over the entire surfaces so sealed.

il Yl'urjthcr object is to provide a inethod olli sealing' parts ot a device wherein it only necessary to introduce sealing nie-ans at certain points in an assembly to secure sealing' between such parts over entire juxtaposed sun laces.

(Ether, Afurther and `more specific objects will readily occur 'troni the detailed description, claims and drawings appended hereto.

ln the drawings7 wherein like relier-ence characters are used to designate like parts-- liinjure l is a. plan oit a part (the base) o t a i gauge, showing' means provided therein for :ficcelninedatingl a sealingJ substance.

lila/ure Q is a plan oli another partlof the gauge adapted to be `lastencd and sealed to the parts shown in Figure l;

Figure 3 is a plan or the assembly el the parts shown in Figures l and 2 Figure 4 is a section taken substantially7 .on the plane indicated by the line lf-4 ot lgure 3; and

Figure 5 is a section taken substantially on 1927. Serial N0. 205,349.

the plane as indicated by the line 55 ol. llia4- ure 3. i i

In the specific employment oi' the proposed inethod to be particularly described to the device shown, it has been proliosed to seal parts ol2 said device (a mercury gauge) in operative relation to cach other, this device being,` shown and described with more particular-ity in the co-pending;` application. Serial itllrfll, Sartalrojtl"j tiled November l0, 1926.1` l lin a device or gauge olf this sort, the base is inade ot any suitable inaterilh such a shellac compound or celluloid, theitop receiving' and contacting surface olf said base beingy ordinarily substantially a plain surface. The top ll or lluid (mercury) containinpl part of the gauge is inade ol any suitable material1 such as Celluloid, and is provided with means cooperating with means on the base l() for receivino fastening screws er bolts l2 for positionjing;4 the parts in a certain position w'th reterence to each other. ln general in this particular gauge, the top ll is rnfovided with suitable air channels 13, a. suitable mercury reservoir 14e and other suitable mercury and air channels l5 ot a configuration 'to n'1ec'tserv icc requirements. The bottom l0 is provided with coinciding' channels 1(517 and ttl so posed that when the top ll is 'fastened by ineens et the screws l2 to the base l0, these ccanen'tiug` channels will at no place d' 'ectly connnunicate 'W1 th the channels provided in the top; Athat these ceinenting channels will be disposed between the operatingl channels L provided in the top, or between said channels and a portion oit the base. llt, suitable 'inter- #als in these cementing channels, access is had to them 'through 'the base by means of small apertures.

ln order then to 'tasten and seal the top au d bottoni ol the gauge in tight relation so 'that there can be no escape oit the contained fluid, the top shown in Figure .l is correctly positioned ou the bottoni shown in Figure L it being understood that the top inust be revolved r; round a vertical axis through 1800 so that the channels lf3 are disposed between the channels 1,6, and these parts are bolted or screwed together by the means l2. A suitable scaling 'i'luid then. introduced through the apertures 19 into the cenienting channels. These channels are filled, and if desired, a pressure head may be built up in these channels so as to procompositions.

Vide a. ready flow from these channels along the surface 2O between the parts 10 and 11. T he sealing fluid, however7 is so chosen that capillary attraction will tend to cause a flow along the surface 20 between the parts 10 and 11, and the sealingV means is such that it provides a tight seal between the parts and may provide a seal in channels 16. 17 and 18, though itwill be understood that this may be lett open to provide 'for the introduction o additional sealing fluid should any leak occur between the surfaces.

lt has been t'ound desirable to use a sealingr fluid which basan atlinity for the material of theparts to be sealed. such that the 'fluid because ol this property wil1 cause the sur 'faces to have sealing'relation with each other. F or instance, it has been 'found that pieces ot' Celluloid may bc sealed together merely by the introduction of acetonebetween these surfaces; or shellac con'ipositions may be sea-led by the .introduction oit acetone and shellac or' alcohol, or the introduction of alcohol alone, between the sur aces of such compositions. In other words7 it is possible to provide a solvent to seal surfaces between certain Or, exprcssingit still dilerent-ly, certain materials which are contained in the compositions to be sealed have. been round to have properties such as will cause these compositions to be sealed when such materials are introduced between the juxtaposed compositions. I

lt is to be understood that I do not wish to be limited to the exactembcdiment of the method described as it will be readily appreci ated that other devices may be sealed as well as other compositions than those described may be employed to seal different devices by different means peculiar to properties of such devices.

I claim:

1. The method ot sealing parts to be joined along surfaces thereof including providing elongated indentations in at least one ot the surfaces of one osaid parts. access being' provided to said indentations through means in one of said parts, fasteninigsaid parts in juxtaposition with the indentations ot one of said parts adjacent the other pa rt7 and introducing` a solvent into said indentations tor sealing the abutting surfaces olil the parts.

2. The method ol :toi-mingl a device of the character described which consists ot foriningj parts of cert-ain materials in the proper form. pro'if'iding elongated indentationsin a surface ot' at least one of said parts, said indcntalions bcinzcv spaced and scjliarate from the workingl parts oit the device7 and accessible from :mother surface o'lC said parts. bollinosaid parts together. the imlcntations beiner disposed adjacent the surfaces to be scaled, and intrmlucine a solvent into `said indentations, said solvent being` capable ol sprcadinrlr over the juxtaposed surfaces vlor scalingir said surfaces.

il. The method ol 'forming' a device of the clu-,racrer dcscrilnal which consists ot l'ormingr parts ol certain materials in the proper torni, providincV elongated indcntations in a surface of at least one of lsaid parts, said indcntat-ions bein;v spaced and separate 'from the working parts oi the device. and accessible from thc other surface oli said parts through apertures registering; with said imlcntatious, securing said parts together. the iudcntal ions being; disposed adjacent the surfaces` to be sealed, and introducing a solvent through said apertures and into said indentations. said solvent l einig; :ulaptcd to spread by capillary attraction completely between said surfaces to act with the materials ot whicl .said parts are made to lthereby seal said parts.

In an article ot manufacturc, the combination oli a parir of members disposed in juxlaposition to eacn other, at least onc o'lY said members bcing'j provided with elongated iudentations and openings communicatin;r with .faid indentations for the introduction ot a solvent to said indcutations whereby sa id pa ir oll members may be sealed by the action of said solvent on the adjacent surfaces ol' said members.

5. In an article of nunmfacture. the combination et a pair ot members disposed iu juxtaposition to each other3 securing means cormcrating with said members Vl'or retaining|- said members in lixcd relative posilicn. at least one of said members being;l provided 'ith elongated channels spaccdnl'rom lsaid securing means, at lcast one of said mcmbcn; havingl apcrtmfcs conununicating with said channels adjacent the ends, thereof nhcrcliy a solvent common to said members ma;v be introduced to said channels for substantially the ent-ire length thercot' so that said .solvcm` will be communicated to substamiallv thc, entire juxtaposed surfaces ot said members to thereby completely seal said members logether in Huid tight relation.

Signed at Rochester, Penn., this 5th dav of July, 1927. l

JACK D. SAllTAKOlfl". 

